Smerinthus saliceti

Salicet sphinx
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Smerinthus
Species:
S. saliceti
Binomial name
Smerinthus saliceti

Smerinthus saliceti, the Salicet sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1875.

Distribution

It is found in valleys and along streamsides from Mexico City north to western Texas, southern Arizona and extreme southern California.[2]

The wingspan is 67–89 mm.

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Biology

Adults are on wing from April to September, probably in two generations.

References

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. ^ "Smerinthus saliceti Boisduval [1875]". Sphingidae of the Americas. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-11-01.


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